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31die away — 1. Subside, grow less and less, decrease gradually. See die, 5. 2. Languish (with delight or tenderness), fall into an ecstasy, swoon …
32menopause — climacteric; n. the time in a woman s life when the ovaries cease to produce an egg cell every four weeks: menstruation ceases and the woman is no longer able to bear children. The menopause can occur at any age between the middle thirties and… …
33lag — I [[t]læg[/t]] v. lagged, lag•ging, n. 1) to fail to maintain a desired pace or speed: to lag behind in production[/ex] 2) to linger; delay 3) to decrease gradually; flag: Interest lagged as the meeting went on[/ex] 4) gam to throw one s shooting …
34pare — [[t]pɛər[/t]] v. t. 1) to cut off or trim the outer coating, layer, edge, or part of: to pare an apple; to pare one s nails[/ex] 2) to reduce or remove by or as if by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often fol. by down): to pare down… …
35tail — I. /teɪl / (say tayl) noun 1. the hindmost part of an animal, posterior to the vent, especially when forming a distinct flexible appendage to the trunk. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in shape or position: the tail of a kite. 3. the… …
36di|min|u|en|do — «duh MIHN yu EHN doh», noun, plural dos, adjective, adverb, verb. doed, do|ing. –n. 1. a gradual lessening of loudness. In music the sign for a diminuendo is dim., dimin., or >. SYNONYM(S): decrescendo. 2. a passage to be played or sung with a …
37Decreased — Decrease De*crease , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decreased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decreasing}.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F. d[ e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see {Decrease}, n.), fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See… …
38Decreasing — Decrease De*crease , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decreased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decreasing}.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F. d[ e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see {Decrease}, n.), fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See… …
39Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
40education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
